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Sir Edward Leigh vs Olivia Blake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 884 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 862 different votes 884 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 22 No
Benefits 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
59 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 88 shared votes
27 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 94 No
Tax 0% aligned 135 shared votes
94 Aye 41 No
74 Aye 26 No
Migration 0% aligned 100 shared votes
26 Aye 74 No
16 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 29 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 301 of 647
Participation
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 647
1,761
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,209
1,615 eligible divisions
831
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
52.4 % of votes cast
930
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
575
47.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

160
+93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 22 of 649
Appearances
27
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
179
+59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
35
-84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Education
65 of 68 votes
Defence
55 of 64 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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